Ortiz’s natural musicality, masterful craftsmanship and commitment to refined playing have ensured her a place among the most respected pianists in the world. Her possession of a remarkable technique and acute sense of musical adventure is particularly evident in her wide ranging repertoire. A recording career of some thirty albums on EMI Classics, Decca, Collins Classics, and most recently on Intrada, Naxos and BIS, prove that Ortiz’s unique skills as a pianist reach well beyond the concert platform.
Her zealous stage personality and engaging style of performing has made her as much-loved with audiences as with reviewers, managements and professional colleagues. Highly sought-after as soloist, chamber musician, recording artists and teacher, Ortiz is considered as one of the top female pianists of our time.
Throughout her extensive career she has performed with the world’s top orchestras and conductors, including the Berliner Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Philharmonia and Royal Concertgebouw orchestras. She has collaborated with famous conductors such as Neeme Järvi, Mariss Jansons, Kurt Masur, André Previn and David Zinman, to name a few.
The programme for her concert in Cape Town will be dedicated to the music of Chopin. She will perform the complete Ballades and Scherzos by Chopin, a special recital for which she is currently receiving rave review around the globe.
Cristina Ortiz in Concert will be presented at the Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium in Picton Street, Parow, on Sunday, 5 February at 15:30. Tickets at R120, R80 (pensioners) and R60 (students/scholars) can be booked on
www.webtickets.co.za or by phoning 021 461 3816 during office hours. Tickets will also be on sale at the door.